GUILD INTRODUCES THE STUART cutaway archtop guitar, fully bound (including f-holes and scratchplate) with an ebony bridge and fretboard and pearl block abalone wedge inlays. The instrument comes loaded with a pair of humbucking pickups, volume and tone controls for each and a threeway selector switch. The fittings are gold-plated and the distinctive harp-style tailpiece was made by Muller in Germany. The X-500 sports a sunburst finish while the X-550 is natural blonde.